Joe Coughlin

New Trier powerlifters capped another powerful season with a first-place program finish in the Illinois High School Powerlifting Association 2A championships on May 30 at the Winnetka high school. Five first-place finishers led the Trevians team effort, resulting in a first-place finish on the boys side (their first title since 2024), runnerup result on the […]

Mosquitoes trapped in Skokie last week tested positive for the West Nile virus on Wednesday, July 8, according to a news release from the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District The abatement district, a local and public agency, has (as of press time) collected and tested more than 500 batches of mosquitoes this season. With the […]

The installation of a new cooling tower this week is impacting programming at the Centennial Recreation Complex in Wilmette. Phase 1 of the $1.13 million replacement project is set for Monday-Friday, July 13-17, and alters programs to the complex’s ice facilities. While summer skating campus, as well as tennis and pool operations, will remain unchanged, […]

Highwood police received a 911 call on Tuesday night that a man had a gun in the 300 block of Grove Avenue, the same block where 11 gunshots were fired on June 22. Police reportedly responded around 10:30 p.m. to the scene, took a juvenile into custody and recovered a handgun. No one reportedly was […]

Greg Campitelli is a recent New Trier graduate who was a two-year starting pitcher for the Trevians. Campitelli is an Augustana College commit. 1. Do you have any pregame rituals or routines? Sometimes I scout the team a little bit, because I want to know what I’ll be facing the next day. Really it’s just […]

Highland Park police are searching for at least two people following a shooting Monday night. According to the City of Highland Park at least one person was transported to an area hospital after being shot within the 0-300 blocks of Walker Avenue in Highland Park, a residential stretch that borders Fort Sheridan, Highland Park police […]

Roberta Stewart had never seen a coyote in her Winnetka yard until Saturday afternoon, and by then, it was too late for her 10-year-old shorkie (shih tzu-Yorkshire terrier), Coco. Stewart said that she let Coco outside under bright skies at 2 p.m. July 18, and her partner, Michael, then yelled for Stewart to look outside, […]

The developer of a polarizing proposal in Kenilworth has withdrawn the application, according to the Village. Park Place — a luxury residential development planned for 515-519 Park Drive that received conditional Village Board approval in June — is no more, as developer Michael Frieburger backed up his claim that his team could not meet the […]

Highland Park City Councilmember Annette Lidawer told The Record on Thursday that she will run for mayor in the April 2027 election, challenging four-term incumbent Nancy Rotering and opening what should become a competitive race. “I am excited to run for the election because I think it’s time for change in Highland Park,” Lidawer said. […]

A majority of Winnetka Parks commissioners again found themselves at odds with board-mate Colleen Root during the Park Board’s most recent meeting. During the July 23 session, Park Board President Elise Gibson, at times joined by other commissioners, scolded Root over a park-district-related email she sent via her personal email account, and for the second […]